Celebrates the life of the civil rights worker who helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-258) and index
Roots of rebellion -- Reveling in new ideas -- Putting people in motion: The NAACP years -- The travel was bum -- The northern challenge -- Confronting "De Lawd." -- Political mama -- On the way to freedom land -- Grassroots politics -- In her image -- Black power's gon' get your mama! -- Epilogue -- "The Black woman in the civil rights struggle -- "Awards granted to Ella Baker -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index